Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 4.6% more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 13.9% less for restaurants
|
Stockholm
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.86
SEK152.87
|
$14.37
UYU638.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
SEK112.11
|
$9.64
UYU428.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
SEK28.30
|
$1.93
UYU85.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
SEK23.49
|
$1.50
UYU66.73
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
|
Stockholm
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
SEK29.30
|
$2.66
UYU118.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
SEK58.37
|
$6.01
UYU267.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.95
|
$4.25
UYU188.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK42.19
|
$4.43
UYU196.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
SEK56.77
|
$4.29
UYU190.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
SEK15.28
|
$1.24
UYU55.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK12.11
|
$1.01
UYU44.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK15.03
|
$0.64
UYU28.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
SEK19.66
|
$1.66
UYU73.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
SEK7.82
|
$0.84
UYU37.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
SEK8.71
|
$0.82
UYU36.46
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
|
Stockholm
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
SEK73.61
|
$6.92
UYU307.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.22
SEK1,039.54
|
$47.91
UYU2,128.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,544.48
SEK314,919.84
|
$35,934.74
UYU1,596,372.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.62
SEK304.73
|
$30.38
UYU1,349.47
|
|
pay 29.4% less for housing
|
Stockholm
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.49
SEK369.49
|
$43.60
UYU1,936.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,542.54
SEK17,018.27
|
$578.38
UYU25,693.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$965.24
SEK10,649.09
|
$419.05
UYU18,616.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.65
SEK1,540.68
|
$99.70
UYU4,428.94
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Stockholm
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.54
SEK1,594.66
|
$386.12
UYU17,153.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,727.37
SEK63,187.80
|
$8,206.60
UYU364,571.63
|
|
pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Stockholm
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.30
SEK80.51
|
$3.42
UYU151.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
SEK47.12
|
$3.79
UYU168.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
SEK72.36
|
$5.03
UYU223.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.99
SEK441.15
|
$58.44
UYU2,596.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
SEK172.24
|
$10.06
UYU446.98
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
|
Stockholm
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.26
SEK995.86
|
$93.83
UYU4,168.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.14
SEK475.95
|
$44.64
UYU1,982.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.21
SEK1,171.76
|
$109.94
UYU4,883.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.28
SEK1,922.81
|
$113.02
UYU5,020.61
|
|
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